Euphorbia Lathyris

Euphorbia lathyris, Linn.

Natural order , euphorbiaceae. Common name , Caper-spurge.

Preparation , Tincture of whole plant.

Authorities. 1 , Bennewitz, A. H. Z., 7, 257, effects of the seeds on two children; 2 , M. Jacob, Am. J. Med. Sc., Jan. 1845, a man was poisoned by the bruised seeds.

Eye.

Brilliant eyes (after five hours), [1] .

Staring look, [1] . Pupils dilated, with wide-open eyes, [1] .

Face deadly pale, [1] .

Retching and vomiting, [1] . Suddenly seized with violent vomiting and bloody stools, [2] .

Abdomen drawn inward, [1] .

Stools copious, frequent, [1] .

Pulse small, irregular, [1] .

General Symptoms. [10.]

Whole body stiff, icy cold, [1] .

Uneasiness (after five hours), [1] .

Skin burning hot (after five hours), [1] .

Glowing hot cheeks (after five hours), [1] .

SUPPLEMENT: EUPHORBIA LATHYRIS.

Authority. 3 , Journ. de Méd. de Toulouse and Répert. de Pharm., Paris (Pharm. Journ., 2d ser., vol. ii, 1861, p. 435), one man took eighteen seeds, another twenty, and a third took twenty-five.

A short time after ingestion of the seeds they produced violent purgation, vomiting, frequent diarrhoea, and a general pallidness and coldness spread over the body, [3] .